Preparation for voting
(1) Voting in a foreign state for voters permanently residing in the foreign state and voters temporarily stayingthere is held by the foreign missions of Estonia.
(2) A consular authority led by an honorary consul who is an Estonian citizen may be designated to hold votingby an order of the Government of the Republic. In such case, the consular authority led by the honorary consul performs the acts prescribed in this Chapter. [RT I 2009, 29, 175 – entry into force 01.07.2009]
(3) Voting is organised by the head of a foreign mission or an official designated by them. In the eventprescribed in subsection 2 of this section, voting is organised by the honorary consul or a person designated by them. The person organising the voting must be a person who has the right to vote pursuant to § 2.
(4) [Repealed – RT I, 09.07.2018, 1 – entry into force 01.01.2021]
(5) A referendum information sheet is sent electronically to voters permanently residing in a foreign stateand voters temporarily staying there pursuant to the data of the population register, to their email address registered in the data portal of Estonia or entered in the population register, not later than on the 60thday before the referendum day.
[RT I, 09.07.2018, 1 – entry into force 01.01.2021]
(6) The following is entered in the referendum information sheet:
1) information concerning the conditions of the right to vote;
2) address of the foreign mission;
3) procedure for submitting an application to vote by post, voting by post and for voting at the foreign mission;
4) due date for receipt by the foreign mission of applications to vote by post;
5) due date for receipt by the foreign mission of ballot papers sent by post;
6) time of voting at the foreign mission;
7) time of electronic voting;
8) the referendum issue or the title of the bill submitted to the referendum and a notation concerningpublication of the bill in the Riigi Teataja;
9) other information concerning voting.
[RT I, 09.07.2018, 1 – entry into force 01.01.2021]
